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26 Responses to Photos: State of the Union

President Barack Obama greets Members of Congress as he arrives in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., to deliver the State of the Union address, Jan. 24, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)

Here, President Obama calls the family of the hostage just rescued by Seal Team Six. In just minutes, he would face a joint session of Congress and the nation to deliver the State of the Union address.

As far as the significance of the imagery, if you get it, you get it. Let’s just say this is an iconic photograph for African Americans. I’ll leave it there.

The State of the Union address drinking game aside, the most enjoyable SOTU spectator sport is watching the reactions and fidgeting of the various characters who get face time during the telecast. Vice President Joe Biden, battling a cold, rubbed his nose a lot. Speaker of the House John Boehner’s most memorable moment occurred when he wiped his lips with his finger. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, struggling mightily to remain stoic but also clap when the prevailing sentiment moved him to do so, provided some animated gif-worthy moments.

Obama said: “It’s time to stop rewarding businesses that ship jobs overseas, and start rewarding companies that create jobs right here in America. Send me these tax reforms, and I’ll sign them right away.”

Eric Cantor’s financial disclosures reveal that he bets against U.S. Treasury bonds.

[Cantor], the Republican whip in the House of Representatives, bought up to $15,000 in shares of ProShares Trust Ultrashort 20+ Year Treasury ETF last December, according to his 2009 financial disclosure statement. The exchange-traded fund takes a short position in long-dated government bonds. In effect, it is a bet against U.S. government bonds — and perhaps on inflation in the future.

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